Universal x TikTok and Spotify's lyrics move: Talking Trends

On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is once again joined by Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment: 

(1) Universal Music Group's kiss-and-make-up announcement with TikTok over the two companies' new deal, via which UMG says it's being paid more handsome compensation than it was previously; 

(2) Spotify quietly moving access to lyrics behind a 'paywall' – i.e. making lyrics a Premium-only perk.

People and companies mentioned on this Talking Trends podcast include: Spotify, Universal Music Group, TikTok, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Sir Lucian Grainge, MySpace, Musixmatch, RIAA, SiriusXM, Michael Nash, WimP, TIDAL, and more.